Facebook users are famous for their clever status updates; some are funny, some are sad, and some are quite indescribable. In this entry we will more specifically discuss the growing popularity of status updates amongst users on Facebook.

Keywords
There’s the occasional reference to Facebook in every day casual conversation. “Did you see what John wrote as his status on Facebook? It was so funny!” With the growing popularity of users wanting to find a good status update for Facebook to impress their friends, use this to your advantage. “Funny Facebook Statuses,” Funny Facebook Status Updates,” “Clever Status Updates,” etc.

Is this a new idea?
This idea has probably been floating around since status updates started gaining more popularity with the release of Twitter. But is there an ultimate database with status updates for you to submit, rate, or view? Not yet.

The Plan
Create a domain using keywords related to status updates. Such as “Funny Status Updates.” Refrain from using Facebook in the name to avoid any infringement. If you’re not willing to pay for a domain and hosting that covers just one game, you could always get a free blog.

• Allow an easy to use submission form for users to share their status updates.
• Moderate the Facebook statuses that are submitted to your website.
• For efficiency, display updates in a textual format rather than a screen captured image. It will be easy for both you and your end users to use. A great example of a popular text-heavy website is FMyLife.com.
• Display a good number of statuses on the main page with pagination system. Example: 20 per page.
• Rate statuses on a 5-star scale.
• Advanced ideas: Categorize statuses (Funny, Sad, Random, etc.), Sort statuses (Newest, Oldest, Most Popular, Least Popular, Random 20).

How will I get site visitors? And how can I make $money from this site?
Your keywords will be a popular search and you will get a fair amount of search engine traffic.
Earning money on this site will not be a difficult task. Since your site is going to be mainly text, you can use Google Adsense’s text-link type ads. Format the ad’s links, background and foreground colors to coincide with your website. If it blends with your site, the users are more likely to read the links and find interest in the advertisement.

This site idea is not limited to Facebook. Your site can also include status updates from Twitter, MySpace, and other social networking sites.

Comment this entry with your funny status updates.